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Fellowships and Scholarships Back to IRE Training |
scholarship and fellowship opportunities:
Minority Journalists
Philip L. Graham Diversity Fellowships
Ottaway FellowshipsMinority Journalists
Philip L. Graham Diversity Fellowships
Ottaway FellowshipsFreelance Journalists
New Fellowship Awards for Freelance Investigative Journalists
Women
Jennifer Leonard Scholarships
Students
Jennifer Leonard Scholarships
James Richard Bennett Scholarships
IRE makes available certain fellowships and scholarships to allow professional journalists or students the opportunity to attend training events they would not otherwise be able to attend. Fellowships typically include a one-year IRE membership, conference or seminar registration fees, and reimbursement for hotel and travel expenses.
Deadlines for 2008 conference fellowships:
The application deadline was Dec. 30, 2007 to attend the CAR Conference in Houston, Feb. 28-March 2, 2008.
The application deadline was Apr. 7, 2008 to attend the IRE Conference in Miami, June 5-8, 2008.IRE would like to thank The Chicago Tribune Foundation, the John S. & James. L. Knight Foundation, the Philip L. Graham Fund and the Nicholas B. Ottaway Foundation for their support of the minority fellowship program.
If you have questions or need more information about fellowships, please contact John Green, membership coordinator, jgreen@ire.org, 573-882-2772.
IRE's Past Fellowship Winners
New Fellowship Awards for Freelance Investigative JournalistsStarting Feb. 15, 2008, Investigative Reporters and Editors has accepted applications from journalists who earn their living as freelancers. Fellowships will amount to $1,000 or more to assist the fellows in conducting investigative projects. Deadline for applications is April 30, 2008.
The 2008 fellowship applications will be scrutinized by three experienced freelance journalists; they are ineligible for the fellowships while serving on the committee.
Proposals will be judged in part on the breadth, significance and potential impact of the investigative project. At the request of the donor, proposals dealing with whistleblowers, business ethics and/or privacy issues will receive priority; projects involving other topics will be given serious consideration by the committee as well. The freelance projects must be published or aired primarily in U.S. outlets.
James Richard Bennett Scholarships — IRE Conference
The James Richard Bennett Scholarship allows a limited number of college students in Arkansas, Mississippi, Oklahoma or Louisiana to attend the annual IRE conference. The scholarships are made possible by a donation to IRE by Dr. James R. Bennett, professor emeritus of English, University of Arkansas.
Application Form
Philip L. Graham Diversity Fellowships — IRE and CAR Conferences
This minority fellowship program was established by the Philip L. Graham Fund and IRE to allow a limited number of professional journalists to attend IRE’s conferences. These fellowships are aimed at increasing the diversity of IRE’s membership. Applicants for this award should identify themselves with one of the following minority groups: Black/African American, American Indian/Alaskan, Native American, Asian-American, Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander, Hispanic/Latino.
Jennifer Leonard Scholarships — IRE and CAR Conferences
Starting with IRE’s 2007 training calendar, we will offer Jennifer Leonard Scholarships to women of modest means who are college students studying journalism or professional journalists with three or fewer years of working experience. The scholarships were established by IRE member David Cay Johnston to honor his wife, the president of the Rochester Area Community Foundation and a national leader in promoting ethical standards for endowments.
Learn more about Leonard and the scholarships.
Ottaway Fellowships — CAR Boot Camps
This minority fellowship program was established by David Ottaway and the Nicholas B. Ottaway Foundation to allow a limited number of professional journalists to attend IRE’s week-long Computer-Assisted Reporting (CAR) Boot Camp series. These fellowships are aimed at increasing the diversity of IRE’s membership. Applicants for this award should identify themselves with one of the following minority groups: Black/African American, American Indian/Alaskan, Native American, Asian-American, Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander, Hispanic/Latino.
Godfrey Wells Stancill Fellowships — IRE Conference
Starting with the 2006 IRE Conference, we are offering Godfrey Wells Stancill Fellowships each year to a limited number of journalists working for newspapers with Sunday circulation under 50,000. These fellowships were established by IRE board member Nancy Stancill and her family to honor the memory of her father, Godfrey Wells Stancill, former editor and publisher of the Suffolk (Va.) News-Herald. Learn more about Stancill and the fellowships.
Small News Organization Fellowships — IRE and CAR Conferences & CAR Boot Camps
IRE established the small news organization fellowships so that a limited number of applicants could attend IRE’s annual conferences and Computer-Assisted Reporting Boot Camps.
These fellowships are aimed at enhancing the training opportunities for reporters and editors at news organizations with limited training resources. Although there is not an exact size range for this category, assistance is usually reserved for applicants from papers with circulation below 75,000 and from TV markets below Top 20.
